Yesterday’s Remember When was supposed to include the following story. (Hence the reference in the Tweet to ‘poisoning’.
1988 Former open race star Long Spell is one of eight dogs to die in a poisoning accident at his stud kennel in Florida. The dog famously purchased for £50,000 in 1982 (that’s roughly £184K index linked) died as the result of a organic phosphate based wormer. More than 50 dogs were affected in the incident though the remainder were saved by antidote.
